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Liaodong and Rising Tensions
- The First Sino-Japanese War ended with the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
- Japan's occupation of the Liaodong Peninsula angered Russia.
Triple Intervention and European Rivalries
- Russia, allied with France and Germany, forced Japan to return the Liaodong Peninsula.
- This "Triple Intervention" masked underlying rivalries between the European powers.
German Motives and Racial Prejudice
- Germany supported Russia in the Far East to distract them from European affairs.
- Kaiser Wilhelm II's letters fueled Nicholas II's racist views.